The Minority in Parliament has expressed concern over a string of major narcotics seizures allegedly connected to Ghana, warning that the country may be increasingly serving as a route for international drug trafficking.
Rev. John Ntim Fordour, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, claims the value of major drug consignments seized in Ghana and abroad and linked to the country is approximately US$1 billion since the NDC government took office.
Speaking on JoyNews on Sunday, September 13, 2026, Rev. Fordour pointed to several cocaine and methamphetamine seizures as evidence of what he described as a worrying trend.
“We are almost approximately $1bn of drugs that were busted in our country and drugs that were busted outside our country and linked to our ports, and which even our government authorities and the government have not been able to detect. They have not been able to deny,” he stated.
Among the cases cited was a March 4, 2025 operation at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast, where the National Intelligence Bureau intercepted a tipper truck transporting more than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine hidden under a load of sand.
The truck was reportedly travelling from Takoradi towards Accra, with the drugs estimated to have a street value of more than US$350 million.
Another cocaine seizure involved approximately 120 slabs of the drug, estimated to be worth about US$150 million. The consignment was intercepted along the Takoradi-Cape Coast highway.
More recently, on August 5, 2026, the Tema Regional Police Command seized 866 parcels of suspected cocaine from a warehouse in the Tema Harbour enclave. The drugs were concealed in sacks of gari and were estimated to be worth US$6.9 million.
Rev. Fordour also raised questions about other incidents that, according to him, remain unresolved.
One of the cases involved an aircraft that reportedly arrived at Ghana’s airport from Gran Canaria around March 20, 2025.
The aircraft was alleged to have been carrying narcotics and undeclared foreign currency.
He also mentioned the July 2025 MV Sankofa incident, involving a vessel reportedly operating under a forged flag.
The vessel was liable to a fine of nearly GH¢12 million but was released after only part of the amount was paid, without a complete inspection of its cargo.
The vessel was subsequently arrested in Senegal, where narcotics were reportedly discovered.
The Minority also drew attention to drug seizures made outside Ghana but allegedly connected to the country.
Australian customs authorities, on June 18, 2026, seized 320kg of methamphetamine valued at about US$261 million from a charcoal shipment traced to Ghana.
A further seizure was reported by Reuters on September 10, 2026, when French customs officers intercepted nearly 3.9 metric tonnes of cocaine at the Port of Dunkirk.
The drugs, valued at more than US$260 million, were concealed in a container carrying plastic waste that had originated from Ghana.
According to Rev. Ntim Fordour, the seizures raise questions about the quantity of narcotics that could be passing through Ghana without detection.
He further questioned the progress of investigations into some of the cases, particularly the Pedu Junction cocaine seizure.
He claimed that more than a year after the US$350 million seizure, only the driver, a housemaid and a few other peripheral suspects had been arraigned and were still on bail.
According to him, those allegedly responsible for financing the operation and the major dealers behind the consignment had yet to be identified or prosecuted.
The Minority is calling for an independent Parliamentary investigation into the various incidents.
It wants the responsible sector ministers and heads of state agencies to appear before Parliament and account for the investigations, the release of the MV Sankofa and steps being taken to strengthen security at Ghana’s ports, airports and territorial waters.
“Ghana’s international reputation, and the safety of our young people from the scourge of narcotics, cannot be held hostage to official silence or political convenience. The Minority will not relent until the truth is known and those found responsible are held accountable,” Ntim Fordour said.